"You have to just concentrate on the job at hand and concentrate on what's straight in front of you; not necessarily what's above or below you," said King. "You have to keep your mind focused on what you're doing, and I just focused on one step at a time until I got to the top and where he was."

In addition to the fire trucks, when Station 24 is on the scene, you will find a big red trailer. That's where the life-saving tools reserved for catastrophes are kept.

"We practice here almost every shift on one of the disciplines," said King. "Whether it's rope rescue, confined space/trench rescue, hazmat, or structural collapse."

But the most important tool in the box is not a tool at all. It's the trust that the team puts in each other.

"I don't worry about my safety because I know the ground crew that backs me up the whole way with the belay (rope)," King said. "They had me the whole way."